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Special Weather Statement, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2023, 7:49 PM MDT for Lincoln County, Colorado. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2023, 7:49 PM MDT (01:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2023, 8:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 40
County Lincoln County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 387 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1137 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1679 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 5, 5:56 PM MDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 5:56 PM MDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1050 AM MDT Sat Aug 5 2023 COZ030>051-061700- Jackson County Below 9000 Feet- West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet- Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet- South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/ Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet- South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/ Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet-Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet- Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet- Central and Southeast Park County- Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County- Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County- North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County- Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet- Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County- Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties- North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County- Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County- 1050 AM MDT Sat Aug 5 2023 ...SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Some severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening, especially south of a Denver to Akron line. Large hail and strong damaging winds up to 70 mph will be the main threats associated with the storms. The rest of the forecast area can expect isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms with small hail and gusty outflow winds to 50 mph. There is a limited threat of flash flooding in the burn areas this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Scattered showers and storms are possible Sunday and Monday mainly late afternoon into early evening hours across the region. These storms may produce brief heavy rainfall and small hail, although a couple storms especially on Monday may become severe on the plains. This pattern will lead to a limited flash flood risk for the burn areas both days. Starting Tuesday through late next week, thunderstorm coverage becomes isolated and high temperatures increase once more. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed after 2 pm, especially over southern portions of the I-25 Corridor and eastern plains.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 5, 2:09 PM MDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Denver CO
209 PM MDT Sat Aug 5 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM Hail 13 NNW Simla 39.30N 104.21W
08/05/2023 E1.00 inch Elbert CO Trained Spotter
&&
FMCLocal storm report, Aug 5, 5:05 PM MDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Denver CO
505 PM MDT Sat Aug 5 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0343 PM Hail Loveland 40.42N 105.07W
08/05/2023 E1.00 inch Larimer CO Public
Several social media reports of dime to
quarter size hail in Loveland from Lake
Loveland to Centerra. Time and location
estimated.
0341 PM Hail 1 W Loveland 40.42N 105.09W
08/05/2023 E1.75 inch Larimer CO Public
*** 1 INJ ***
Social media report from Lake Loveland Park.
Estimated up to golf ball sized hail, though
most stones were smaller. One swimmer
sustained a large welt/bruise due to the
falling hail. Time estimated by radar.
0328 PM Hail 2 NW Masonville 40.50N 105.22W
08/05/2023 M0.88 inch Larimer CO Public
0305 PM Hail 8 S Last Chance 39.62N 103.58W
08/05/2023 E1.50 inch Washington CO Trained Spotter
0200 PM Hail 13 NNW Simla 39.30N 104.21W
08/05/2023 E1.00 inch Elbert CO Trained Spotter
&&Local storm report, Aug 5, 6:22 PM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 7:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Broomfield | 42 min |
| Aug 5, 8:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Elbert, Lincoln | 47 min |
| Aug 5, 8:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Lincoln | 35 min |
| Aug 6, 2:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Larimer | 24 min |
| Aug 6, 3:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Adams, Broomfield, Denver | 25 min |
| Aug 6, 3:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert | 24 min |
| Aug 6, 4:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Jackson | 29 min |
| Aug 6, 4:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas, Elbert | 25 min |
| Aug 6, 4:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Jackson, Larimer | 33 min |
| Aug 6, 4:35 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Larimer | 85 min |
| Aug 6, 4:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Larimer | 36 min |
| Aug 6, 5:04 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Larimer | 86 min |
| Aug 6, 5:16 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOU | Grand | 119 min |
| Aug 6, 5:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Douglas, Elbert | 43 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.